For its size, this is one of the finest piazzas. There is little tourist glitz, and relatively few tourists. It draws visitors who appreciate the variety of styles and the uniqueness of it. One senses that hundreds of artists, architects and craftsmen have poured their souls into their works. Many of the facades surrounding the sloping square are eroded or... More

If you are a fan of the movie Life is Beautiful, this piazza will look familiar. It's not as large as Siena's but full of character and lovely buildings. Restaurants and shops surround.

I just visited an antiques dealer in Los Angeles and I found out that this little gem of a book I bought in Italian at the antiques fair in the Piazza Grande during my stay in Arezzo, is a book of poetry by Guilliano Bartucco from the 16th century! I paid a mere 5 euros and am now told it... More

Huge antique fair while we were there and had lunch in an amazing restaurant. Lots of romantic little cafes.

Beautiful town square with great buildings and people watching. Very interesting mixture of things to see.

Thanks to our landlady, we learned that the Piazza Grande represents four centuries of history! It is also one of the sights in the movie, Life is Beautiful, a must see if you have been to Arezzo!

kept the medevial structure and atmosphere which was a little spoiled by the worst cafffe we ever had in Italy suspected to have used powder and the beggar in the place

Beautiful Piazza where La Vita et Bella was filmed. Two nice cafes & nice antique & food shops. Don't miss it.

I found a great butcher just off the piazza - this is the spot to buy beef or vitello from chianina cattle. It's the best. They are indigenous. They are enormous. Calves can be born at 50kg. Cortona is Etruscan. Pure. This breed has been valued BC. You are eating history here. So, whether its a tagliata , bistecca or... More